Thorsten Ott Delivers a great Still-Life and Product Lighting Video!!!

The Prince of Cheap here again! This time with a review of a new lighting video! In the second, (technically third if you count his updated to his last video “Fashion and Glamour Lighting Techniques Revisited 2.0”) video from Seattle Washington based photographer Thorsten Ott comes “Product and Still-Life Lighting” Okay people, I’ve seen the …

Step Aside, Mola. Enter the Beauty Wok!

Its me, David Griffin A.K.A. “The Prince of Cheap,” and I am BACK AGAIN! Its time. It’s time! Its time for me to give a another short review of another cheap tool. After months of searching and searching for a beauty dish, I finally found one. It was a 16 inch dish that saved my life …

Cheap Softbox = Expensive Results!

Its me David Griffin A.K.A. “The Prince of Cheap” here! I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack – here with another short review of another piece of cheap gear that you can use to get better results with your photography! This time its the ubiquitous softbox. The cool thing is that I’m now a fan of smaller tools for harder …

Are you serious? A $59.00 BEAUTY DISH?

Its me, David Griffin A.K.A. “The PRINCE OF CHEAP” back again! I cannot tell a lie… I’ve had tons of new equipment and haven’t told anyone. :) Until now! I’ve finally ended my quest! I’ve found the cheap beauty dish! Its here! Its here!! I went to ebay searching for a beauty dish. I was …

Video Review: Thorsten Ott CHEAP Instructional Photography Video

When it comes to fundamentals, I, The Prince of Cheap, am always looking to sharpen my skills. This week I got a chance to check out an awesome photography video tutorial by Thorsten Ott. Read on to get the full skinny whether or not the video is for you or not … Mr. Ott has been …

LSS004 – Natural Light Mixed with Continuous Light

Prince of Cheap here coming at ya with my first LightSource Short… After a wild workshop, a nice relax with the family and some heavy 2008 retooling and planning, I’m back and ready to load your brain with more photographic tools and questions than ever! First, I’m celebrating my first foray into cheap crappy video! …